Type-distributing machine



Feb. zz, 1927. 1,618,350

F. H. PoEPPELMElER TYPE DISTRIBUTING MACHINE Filed Maron 1s., 1925 2 sheets-sheet 1' Y 1,618,350 F, H. POEPPELMEIER TYPE DISTRIBUTING lMACHINE Filed March 16, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet v////// Patented Feb. y22, 1927. l'

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FRANK POEPPELMEIER, or DAYTON, onio, As'srciion lor''oNn-roiii-vini To LAW- RENGE A. roiiirniiivininn, ONE-ro RTK To .VINCENT ETQEPPELME'IER, AND ONE-FOURTH To JOHN L. wnrGAND, YALL or DAYTON, curo.

TYrE-nisTniBUT'iNe MACHINE.

Application filed March 16, 1925K. Serial No. 15,987.V

the natureof the character and to deposit the sorted type in individual compartments. My invention thus supplants the .laborious and less eflicient method of manually sort'- ing type which has heen set up, into groups of like charactersY It is a further purpose of my invention to provide for employment in conjunction with the sorting device, a calendar device to receive 4vthe type inflines as it is removed from the form and to feed the type automat'- ically into the sortingdevice without' the attention of the operator.

l ln thel accompanying drawings,V Figure 1k is a partial ing machin-e, one half of which is taken in the plane of the line Affi of Figure 2.,` and the remainderin the plane of the line Bl3 of Figure 2. Figure 2 is an elevational view, partly insection, taken on the line 24e-2 o Figure 1. Figure 3 is-a perspective view of the detector operating disc, actuating eccentric. Figure 4; 's a perspective view ofthe ejector mechanism, operating disc. Figure 5 is a vdetail view of one of the detector and ejector units. Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line tif-6 of Figure 7, through 'the top ofc-ne of the lsorted type, receiving compartments. Figure 7 is a side view of the upper end of one of the type receiving compartments. Figure 8 is a planview of "the assorted type calendar device. Figure 9 is an enlarged view taken through the calendar device on the line 99 of Figure 8. `vAnd Figur-e 10 isan elevational view of the gearing and type disc drive Ameans.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the numeral 1 designates a'pedestal frame. Y

having a flanged base 2. .Rotatably mounted upon the upper end of the frame 1, is a sleeve 3 having on its periphery a flange 'L1 to the upper face of which there is secured a type disc 5, and to its lower face a woriii gear 6 is attached. (See Figure 1.) The type disc o is formed adjacent' to its periphery with equally spaced open slots 7 radially arranged and approximately the size of the type to be sorted. i i H .I

plan View of my type distribut-- Radially disposed in alineineiit with the slots 7 in the type disc 5, are detector plates 8 which are secured to the inner ends ofdetector slides 9. Each slide 9, together` with its respective detector plate 8, is slidable in a radial slot 10 in a supporting ring 11 which Yis supportedby arms 12 integral withA the pedestal frame 1. Each detector plate 8 has in its inner face a female or sunken charac'- ter l-correspondiiig to one of the characters on the type to be sorted, there being'one of these detectorplates for eachcharacter, and preferably, ninety plates in all. Each detector slide 9 has integral with its upper face a projection 13a, the upper end of which terminates in an inclined plane '14 whose function will be hereinafter described. The outerend of the slide 9 has a projection'l Vto which is attached one end of a tension spring 16the opposite end of which is' at tached to the ring 11. This spring maintains the slide in an inward position at all times.

The upright portion of the frame, which is tub'ulaigreceives' a sleeve 17`whicli extends f' upwardly through the collar 3 and whichV has tixedly secured to it a disc 18 of slightly lessdiameterthan the type disc 5. to the periphery of the disc 18 is a cam plate 19 whose depending edge is sharply beveled. The lower end of the sleeve 17 is provided with a `rc-ictangula'r pocket 2() in which there is slidably fitted an eccentric block 21 which is free to travel transversely; (See Figures 2 and A The eccentric block 21 receives an eccentric V22 which is iXedly secured to an eccentric yshaft 23. journaled in the frame 1 and to whose one protruding end there secured a vdrive gear 24. W'hen the shaft 23 and the eccentric 22 revolve, a. reciprocating motion will'be imparted to the sleeve 17. (See Figures 2, 3 and 10.) j

The sleeve 17 receives a column 25 to the upper end which, and above the plate 18, there 'is secured an ejector disc 26. The vceluinn 25V is free to 'sli-de within the sleeve`17,

and is given a vertical reciprocating nievement in the saine manner as the sleeve, the following means. Provided iii the lower end vof thecolumn 25 is a rectangular recess 2 7 into which there is fitted an eccentric block 28 that is free to traveltraiisversely. VIn order to permit a sufficient travel ofthe block Secured Qof fifi

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j receives n n Q9, openings Q9 :iro provided in l'he Sleeve 17 into which the bleek Q8 nuiy project when in its extreme lol-eral position. without in any wise affecting lhe motion of the sleeve.

The block 28 receives :in eecenliric 29 which is ixedly secured lio un eccentric shell; 30 Whicln like the shalt is journeled in ieerings 3l secured lo the freine l. To the protruding end of lhie shell 30 lhere is si cured :i gear which ineehefs villi lhe geur Ell. The column ll is llius4 given :i recipro- :ulory rerl'icul nierenienl, :ind lhrougrh llie genre l-.lend lf2 lili i nuinenienls olf lhe `leere Il? und the column 53C :ire sjelehronixed. (See Figures 2, Il, und lll.)

The ejector dise Ell provided wil'h :i depending rinl 33 lihelz luie culi lherein, rndizil. slots Sel of the sinne singular splicing une lhe slols 7 .in lhe disc lllzieh olt l'he slol'e lll ejector 35, there heine itiroridrd one ejeclor for euch deterior pluie ll. lfhe ejeel'ors la? lire prelrzhly l.. Shaped, lhel' ure disposed in un inverled pos'liion, und euch one has on ils inner luce, neer ile lower edgeI :ir sharplj;Y inclined projeclion or lool-.h The upper or outwardly projecting.' portion of the ejeclor is provided Wilh :i hole 37 which receives one end el o lension springr 38, the oppoeil'e end ol which iss se euredto :i small pin 39 .oline/hed lo lhe dife 26. Figures 2 sind In order lli'fil; the ejeelor may lrevel in :l vertical plone, I have provided in lhe rerliienl poi-lion olE seid ejeelor flo :in elong'iiled slolx i-O which receives u riuggllll. Due lo lhe continuity ol lhe riln l'h the ring' -ll is employed to perinit the various ejecl'ors lo lie :issen'ihled upon ilf, whereupon the ejeel'ors and ringr :1re flsr'en'ihled on liho .rim lli-h euidv .ring heiner received ley :i groove lil lhet is cut 1n llie lower three ol' l'lie riln 33. '.he

ring ell is lhen secured in lhe groove Screws .lll :il: l'relluenli inlierl'ule. uros 2 und The ouler liu'e oi" llie riiu lfl lo prorilled willi :1` houd or rireulzu philo u'liii'h' inclined Suliel'iinliallj7 like lhe ini'liocd Lurluce lfl oil. lhe deleclor elide ll :unl in coni-enel' willi lhe! loller, So lheli when Ehe column 535 il: recipro 'ul'ell lij' the .ccenlril Llly :ill ol: l'lie deteclor Slides will he perinilled lo more iu.- wurdly und oulwurdljf' in co-orilinuled relu.-A lion will] llu lnoveiurul ol' (he dise Elli.

Secured lo lh'.` upper porlioim ojl` lho z rulli It.) in u. ffirfrulur plule lo huriiie' allzu-heil lo ils upper lnee o uuinlier ol rerepliu'lo: `lll 'l'or the ,voi'llll jje. 'lliree roerjiilurio-i :ire :irrsmled in rirruliu' order in rndiol olin moulu willi llie delerlor philou 5l :mil under lhe Slole T in llie de 5 lo receive lhe ljpc TLT lherelroin. In order llml` lhe iu-:slorled type may nol'- ilell inlo these receplrielen, lf lleve provided el: lhe upper end find on euch side of each recenleusle` two ll-el Springs ,4c-S; 48 hei/ing their `lower endo riveted or @ce Flirolherwiee secured llo the sides of the recepliwle. The upper or lree `ends of lille springe fll enler slots 4:9 in the. sides ol' lhe receptacles und protrude into the inl'eriors of the lalilnr, so that the lost type L7 is firmly held in place willi its upper lace in the plone ol.E the lon'er surface olfl the dise l'. (See Figuren 5, G and 7.)

My niel'hed ol.I :iulolnulieilllj' feeding es eorl'ed type inlo l'lie disse 5 will new lie de-A Scrilieih lll'ounlell upon il luueliel 50 integral n'ilh lhe ring' ll, in :i il'ud 5l. lniving.; on ilo control. porlion u, heuringi; collar 552 upon which lhere rolziliuliljf niounled u dille or philo o3. (See lfifigure ll.) The philo lill hue lforlned upon ils upper linee :L rini within which conlined u, coiled sleel Spring.; 553 whose outer end il.; scoured lio lhe riin :lili und Whose inner end iis olllnchee'l lo lhe upper end el. the sind 5l, so tluit the dise 5., will he rololed couul er-clorli viee hy the spring :35.

lludiolljf mounted upon lhe upper luce of l'he dine ull is :i number oil lype receiving' chutes lill ol reclzingulur onction und having; openings in their lower ends; regifezlrring with the elol'ss "l" of Jche disc lili. zi oil lhene chulos 56 grorided on ile outer luce, odjucenl` lo lhe disc., Willi u hole lo receive one end. ol ri releime pin 57. These piir: ill' ore inounl'ed upon the l'ree ends of springe; Willi o portion of oooh pin jnojecling beyond 'ils respective spring. The opposite end of erich spring` crecured to the peripherj' oli' lhe die ry .'33 in leuch n manner lhel; lhe piu if.; conel'enlljv under spring' l'eneiona lend ing lio :lorce il; inwardly, lull held in :1n onliwznd position lijv lille type within the chutes 5G. (See Figures 8 sind 9.)

Il; l'he luneliion ol.l l'heue pins lo en oog-e n slop 59 refered lo lhc liruelfel; 5l) when lLhe pins lire in lheir ouliwurd positions, hul; lo dieeueiioe Suid slop when lhe hiel; :meorlell lzjfpe leeres; lluil` parlieulur chute, lhueI per niiltliinel llu disc oil lo rol; le :unl lo lirine l'he nlxll lull chuii` iulo :l pouil'hnz over l'he l'eoelvine- .@:lol` l' in ille disc li. The upper end ol eech chulo Fill provided. n'ilh :L cor-er philo lll hearing` oil one end :i tongue Gl, re lnred lij7 u, hole (3&3 in l'he chille 56 :nul whose oppoisile cnil luis u. similar tongue (ll rei'foii'ed hy :in open szlol; ll in l'lle chulo und held therein hf; :i spring (lll. 'llhe lfreo end of llii4 spring is liorineil Willi :iy hook portion lli" lo mugello llie philo lill. while ilu oppo- Slill roll in uerured lo llie` chille. (file Figure El.) i

lll'ojeelingg' lhrougjli :i .holo iu en. r plfll'e. llll il: :i vorliirsil rod lll hurling mrliell lo ilsi: louer end. wilhiu Ille hule i :i rei--A lunfguhir pluie (l5). llelzween lhe rover lill und lhe philo lill if.: n eonipresision spring: lill lo lorce lhe philo downwardly lor llie pun poee of insuring' lhe entonce ol lhe lfjfpe i l cover ill 47 inlo lihe slole 'l' in the disc l. To prevent the rod G8 from passing downwardly lil-fi videdi a stop 7 @non its upper vend. (See Figure 9.) i

YThe means for operating the various units of my device will now be described. Mounted upon the base 2 ot the fra-me 1 is an electric motor 71 having upon its sha-tt apinion 72 which engages the gear 24 upon the eccentric shaft 23; This `fear 24 ini turn meshes with the gear 32 upon the eccentric shaft 30. Mounted upon a shaft 73-journaled in brackets 74, 74cast integra-l with the frame 1, is a gear 75 which meshes with an idler 76 that also meshes withY the gear32. Also mounted upon this shaft 73 is a'pin plate 76ZL anda lock plate 77 which, together with the gear 78, constitute a Geneva gear that is familiar tov those versed in mechanics. (See Figures 2 and 10.)`

The gear 78 issecured to the tace ola gear 7S), both ot' Said gears beingA freely mounted upon a sha-tt 80 secured to aV bracket 81- which isl cast integral ,with the frame 1. The 'gear 79=meshesfw1th a p1n1on82 secured'to a worm shaft 831, the projecting ends of which are jonrnaled in brackets 84, 84 cast integral with the trame Y1. f Mounted upon the shaft 83 is awor1n 85 that meshes with.- the worm gear G. IS do not des-ire tobe limited to the power means which I have shown and described for operating the variousunits of my type distributing` machine, since any other suitable power meansmaybe employed for this purpose it desired.

rlhe operation of my type sorting device willV now be described. turns the gears 24 and 32, it will cause the eccentrics 22 and29 torotate. The position of these eccentries isso timed that asthe colward movement of the slide which carries that plate. This inward movement ofy the detector slide` wilt be sutiicient to cause the upper edge ot theA detector plate 8 which it carries, to engage and torce inwardly the depending end ot" the ejector a suicient distance tocause the projection 36 thereon to come under the lower edge of thecam plate 1i). ritt this time the plate 19 will start its downward movement, pressing the ejecters 35 downwardly against those particular type i7 which have iully coincidedv with the indented characters 1'3 on the detector plates 8 toter-ce them into the receptacles 46.

When the sorted type have been ejected into the receptacles 46, the disc 26vwi1l, be

When the motor 71 The characters on tnedrawn downwardly to'm'ove the slides S)j outwardly through the engagement of the inclined plate 44 with the incl-ined faces edf-'the projections 13 on said slides; At the-,same time the cam plate 1-9 and the eject-'ors 35 which it has engaged, will1 be moved upwardly by the disc 18- andsprilngs 38 respectivelyZ g and at that interval oit!l time when the ejectors- 35A are raised abovethe slots- 7' inv the disc 5 and all of the detector plates 8 are held out ot' contact with the type 47, the said disc 5 isindexed by the Geneva gea-r an amount equa-ltothe angular spacing ofthe slots-7 in the disc, or suliciently to-bring the succeeding slots into ay position under the feeding mechanism. rIhis cycle ofr operations will continue until all otV the type 47 carried by the plate 53 are sorted;

Having described vmy invention, I claim: 1. Ina type distributing machine, the combination with a series of type receiving receptacles, otV a' t-ype carrier movable over saidv receptacles and adapted to bring the type into registry'with them', slides movable towardsaid typey carrier and having` on their inner ends sunken characters corresponding to the characters on said type, means for movingV said slides n-to engagement with' the typey carried by said carrier, andf means controlled by the inward movement of the slides to eject into saidreceptacles, the type whose characters coincide with the sunken characters on the slides.

2. In a type distributing machine,the combination with a series of type receiving receptacles-of a type carrier movable over said receptacles and adapted? to bringV the type into registry with them, slides movable toward said type carrier and having on their inner ends sunken characters corresponding to the characters on said type, means for movin-g said slides into engagement withY the type carried by said carrier, an ejector for forcing said type from the carrier tothe receptacles, and means controlled by the inward movement of aslide after-its sunken character coincides with a like characteron a type, to position the ejector for engagement with that type forthe purpose specified. Y Y

3'. In 'a type distributing machine, the

combination with a series ot type receiving ment with the type carried. b v said carrier,

an ejector for forcing a type trom the carrier to a receptacle, disengageable means. for forcing. the ejectoragainst the type to eject it intoa receptacle, andi means controlled by the inward movement et a# slide after tsirelill cessed character registers with a like chan acter on a, type, to place the ejector in engagement with the ejectorI operating means, for the purpose specified.

Ll. In a type distributing machine. the combination with a series ol' type receiving receptacles, of a type carrier n'iovable over said receptacles and adapted to bring the type into registry with them, pivoted lengt tudinally movable ejectors for :forcing said type into the receptacles, means into en gagement with which the ejectors are adapt ed to be shifted, 'for longitudinal movement by said means into engagement with the type, and slidable means having recessed characters tor engagement by said type to press an ejector into engagement with the ejector moving means when the character on a type comes into registry with a corresponding recessed character on thc slidable means.

In a type distributing machine` the combination with a series of type receiving receptacles, of a type carrier movable over said receptacles and adapted to bring` the. type into registry with them, pivoted longi tndinally movable ejectors for forcing said type into the receptacles, projections en said ejcctors, means for engaging said projections to move the ejectors into engagement with the type, and slidable means having recessed characters for engagement by said type to shift an ejector a sullicientdistance to bring its projection into the path ot movement oli the ejector moving means when the character on a type comes into registry with a corresponding recessed charactor on the slidable means.

(l. In a type distributing machine, the combination with a series of type receiving receptacles, ot a type carrier movable over said receptacles and adapted to bring the type into registry with them, slides having recessed characters correspondingr to the characters on said type and adapted to engage the latter, pivoted longitudinally movable ejectors for forcing said type into the receptacles, means into engagement with which the ejectors are adapted to be moved, for longitndiiial movement by said means into engagement with the type, reciprocating means for normally holding said slides out of engagement With said type, and means for drawing said slides into engagement with the type when the reciprocating means are Withdrawn trom them, and to draw said slides into engagement with thc ejector-s to press the latter into contactwith the ejector moving means when the charac ters on the type come into registry with corresponding recessed characters on said slides.

7. ln a type distributing machine, the combination with a series of type receiving receptacles, of a type carrier movable over said receptacles and adapted to bring the type into registry with them, slides having recessed characters corresponding to the characters on said type and adapted to engage the latter, pivoted longitudinally movable ejectors :tor forcing said type into the receptacles, means into engagement with which the ejectors are adapted to be moved, :tor longitudinal movement by said means into engagement: with the type, said slides having inclined projections, a reciprocating member having an inclined part adapted to engage the inclined projections on said slides to hold the latter ont oli engagement with said type, and means for drawing said slides into engagement with the type when the reciprocating means are Withdrawn from them, and to draw said slides into enlgagement with the ejector-s to press the latter into contact with ejector moving means when the characters on the type come into registry with corresponding recessed characters on said slides.

S. In a type distributing machine, the

lor longitudinal movement by said means` into engagement with the type, and means for drawing said slides into engagement with the type when the reciprocating mem ber is moved away -from them, and to draw said slides into engagement with the ejectors to press the latter in contact with the ejector moving means when the characters on the type come into registry with corresponding' recessed characters on said slides.

9. In a type distributing machine, the combination with a series ot type receiving receptacles, oit a type carrier movable over said receptacles and adapted to bring the type into registry with them, slides having rccessed characters corresponding to the characters on said type and adapted to engage the latter, a reciprocating member :for nor-` mally holding said slides out of engagement with said type, L shaped ejcctors, each ejector being provided in its vertical portion with an elmigated slot, a pin carried by the reciprocating member projecting through said slot, a spring connected bet-Ween the horizontal portion of the ejector and the reciprocating member, a projection on each ejector, a cam plate adapted to engage said projections to torce the ejectors into engagel l Il 'ment with said type, and springs for drawing the face ends of said slides into engagement with said type, and adapted to draw the slides still further inwardly for engagement With the inner ends of said ejectors to force them in the path of the inward moveiiieit of the cam plate, for the purpose speci- 10. In a type distributing machine, the combination With a series of radially arranged type receiving receptacles, of a type carrier horizontally rotatable over said receptacles to bring type into registry with them, vertically disposed ejecting means for forcing type from the carrier into said receptacles, and slidable means radially disposed with regard to the type in the carrier, and bearing recessed characters for co-inci dence with corresponding characters on the type to control the type ejecting movement of said ejecting means.

11. In a type distributing machine, the combination with a series of radially arranged type receiving receptacles, of a type carrier horizontally rotatable over said receptacles to bring type into registry with them, vertically disposed ejecting means for forcing type from the carrier into said receptacles, slidable means radially disposed With regard to the type in the carrier and bearing recessed characters for co-incidence with corresponding characters on the type to control the type ejecting movement of the ejecting means, means for indexing the type carrier, and means for withdrawing the .ejecting means and the slidable means from the carrier during the indexing operation.

Yl2. In a type distributing machine, the combinationV with a series of radially arranged type receiving receptacles, of a type carrier horizontally rotatable over said receptacles to bring type into registry With them, vertically disposed ejectors for 'forcing type from the carrier into said recep` tacles, slides radially disposed With regard to the Vtype in the `carrier and bearing recessed characters for co-incidence With corresponding characters on the type tocontrol the type ejectingmovement of said ejectors, and a reciprocating member on which said ejectors are mounted, adapted to engage the slides to move them away from the carrier after a type ejecting operation is concluded.

13. In a type distributing machine, the combination with a rotatable type receiving medium, of a type distributing device rotatable beneath said type receiving medium, means for feeding assorted type from the ytype receiving medium into the type distributing device, andmeans for bringing the type receiving medium into successive feeding positions over the type distributing device.

14. In va type distributing machine, the combination with a rotatable medium, assorted type receiving receptacles carried thereby, of a" type distributing device'rotat able beneath the receptacles carried by the rotatable medium, means for feeding assorted type from said receptacles into the type distributing device, and means for bringing successive receptacles into a feeding position with respect to said type distributing device.'

15. VIn a type distributing machine, the combination With a rotatable carrier, assorted type receiving receptacles mounted in said carrier, of a type distributing disc formed with slots near its periphery rotatable under said carrier, means for feeding assorted type from said receptacles into the slots in said type distributing disc, and means for bringing said receptacles successively into feeding position over the slots in the type distributing disc.

In testimony whereof I have' hereunto set my hand this 14th day'of March, 1925.

FRANK POEPPELMEIER. 

